Alfredo Caxaj knows the issues Indigenous people face around the world.
Author of the article: Joe Belanger
Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021 • 8 hours ago • 2 minute read Sunfest organizer Alfredo Caxaj. (File photo)
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Alfredo Caxaj knows the issues Indigenous people face around the world.
The TD Sunfest founder and co-artistic director an immigrant from Guatemala of Mayan and Spanish heritage is shining a virtual spotlight Thursday on the issues and culture of Canada’s Indigenous people.
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Posted: Jan 23, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 23
Sheri Pranteau leads a team of Indigenous support workers to help people who are Indigenous and homeless.(Eric Dicaire/CBC)
A large trailer sits in a parking lot behind the Mount Royal Metro station. It s bright and colourful, adding life to a parking lot that is otherwise washed out with snow and construction. Large letters are written on its side: Wapikoni: First Nations travelling audiovisual and creation studio.
Wapikoni is a not-for-profit based in Montreal. They once used the trailer to hold audiovisual workshops for Indigenous youth, but during the pandemic it serves a different purpose. Sheri Pranteau and her team of support workers use it as a home base for the Indigenous Support Workers Project.
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